ODIHR Opinion on Definition of Torture and its Absolute Prohibition in Polish Legislation Criminal Code of Slovenia Torture, Article 265 (1) Whoever intentionally causes severe pain or suffering to another person, either physical or mental, in order to obtain information or a confession from him or a third person, punish him for an act committed by himself or a third person, or which is suspected as having been committed by him or a third person with a view of intimidating him or putting him under pressure, or to intimidate a third person or put such person under pressure or for whichever reason which is based on any form of violating equality, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one and not more than ten years. (2) If the pain and suffering referred to in the preceding paragraph is caused or committed by an official or any other person who possesses official status or on his initiative or upon his expressed consent or tacitly, he shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three and not more than twelve years. See also the CAT concluding observation on Slovenia, which welcomes the introduction of the definition of torture in the legislation. 18